The Institute of Cetacean Research
Research Results
JARPN/JARPNII
papers published in peer-reviewed journals
1996
Butterworth, D.S., Geromont H.F. and Wada S. 1996. Further analysis of allele frequency data to provide estimates of the extent of mixing between the various North Pacific minke whale stocks, and their implications for the status of the "O" stock. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 46: 443-451.
Kuramochi, T., Machida, M., Araki, J., Uchida, A., Kishiro, T. and Nagasawa, K. 1996. Minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) are one of the major final hosts of Anisakis simplex (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in the Northwestern North Pacific Ocean. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 46: 415-419.
Miyashita, T. and Fujise, Y. 1996. Abundance estimate of the western North Pacific minke whale in sub-area 9 with notes on the results of dedicated surveys. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 47: 543-551.
1997
Aono, S., Tanabe, S., Fujise, Y., Kato, H. and Tatsukawa, R. 1997. Persistent organochlorines in minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and their prey species from the Antarctic and the North Pacific. Environmental Pollution 98: 81-89.
Goto, M. and Pastene, L.A. 1997. Population structure of western North Pacific minke whale based on an RFLP analysis of mtDNA control region. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 47: 531-537.
Hatanaka, H. and Miyashita, T. 1997. On the feeding migration of the Okhotsk Sea-West Pacific stock of minke whales, estimates based on length composition data. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 47: 557-564.
Hatanaka, H. 1997. A short review of hypotheses on minke whale stock structure in the Northwestern part of the North Pacific. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 47: 553-555.
Pastene, L.A., Goto,M., Itoh,S., Wada,S. and Kato,H. 1997. Intra- and Inter-Oceanic Patterns of Mitochondrial DNA Variation in the Bryde's Whale, Balaenoptera edeni. Rep.int.Whal.Commn 47: 569-574.
Araki, J., Kuramochi, T., Machida, M., Nagasawa, K., and Uchida, A. 1997. A note on the parasite fauna of the western North Pacific minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Rep. int. Whal. Commn 47: 565-567.
1998
Lindstrøm, U., Fujise, Y., Haug, T. and Tamura, T. 1998. Feeding habits of western North Pacific minke whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata, as observed in July-September 1996. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 48:463-469.
Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kishino, H. 1998. An estimate of mixing proportion of "J" and "O" stocks minke whales in sub-area 11 based on mitochondrial DNA haplotype data. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 48: 471-474.
Tamura, T., Fujise, Y. and Shimazaki, K. 1998. Diet of minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata in the Northwestern part of the North Pacific in summer 1994 and 1995. Fisheries Science 64(1): 71-76.
Uchida, A., Kawakami, Y., Yuzu, S., Kishikawa, S., Kuramochi, T., Araki, J., Machida, M. and Nagasawa, K. 1998. Prevalence of parasites and histopathology of parasitisation in minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) from the western North Pacific Ocean and Southern Sea of Okhotsk. Rep. int. Whal. Commn 48: 475-479.
1999
Martinez, I. and Pastene, L.A. 1999. RAPD-typing of Central and Eastern North Atlantic and Western North Pacific minke whales, Balaenoptera acutorostrata. ICES Journal of Marine Science 56:640-651. Abstract and PDF, ICES Journal of Marine Science Link
Le, T.H.L., Takahashi, S., Saeki, K., Nakatani, N., Tanabe, S., Miyazaki, N. and Fujise, Y. 1999. High percentage of butyltin residues in total tin in the livers of cetaceans from Japanese coastal waters. Environmental Science & Technology 33(11): 1781-1786.
2000
Punt, A.E., Butterworth, D.S. and Wada, S. 2000. On the use of allele frequency data within a Bayesian framework: evaluation of relative probabilities of alternative stock structure hypotheses for North Pacific minke whales. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 2(2): 151-158.
Uchida, A. and Araki, J. 2000. The ectoparasites and endoparasites in the minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata from the western North Pacific Ocean. J. Jpn. Vet. Med. Assoc. 53(2): 85-88 (in Japanese).
2001
Okamura, H., Matsuoka, K., Hakamada, T., Okazaki, M. and Miyashita, T. 2001. Spatial and temporal structure of the western North Pacific minke whale distribution inferred from JARPN sightings data. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 3(2): 193-200.
2002
Ohsumi, S. and Tamura, T. 2002. Dietary studies on baleen whales in the North Pacific. Fisheries Science 68 (Supp.I): 260-263. (Proceedings of International Commemorative Symposium, 70th Anniversary of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science).
Tamura T. and Fujise Y. 2002. Geographical and seasonal changes of the prey species of minke whale in the Northwestern Pacific. ICES Journal of Marine Science 59(3): 516-528. Abstract and PDF, ICES Journal of Marine Science Link
Abe, H. and Goto, M. 2002. The Application of Microsatellite DNA for Determining Population Structure of Minke Whale. pp. 109-113. In: Nishimura, A. ed. Technical Reports of the Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute No.5. pp.113. Hokkaido National Fisheries research Institute, Hokkaido.
Cui, G., Punt, A. E., Pastene, L. A., and Goto, M. 2002. Bayes and Empirical Bayes approaches to addressing stock structure questions using mtDNA data, with an illustrative application to North Pacific minke whales. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 4(2): 123-134.
Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2002. The utility of DNA analysis for the management and conservation of large whales. Fisheries Science 68(Supp.I): 286-289. (Proceedings of International Commemorative Symposium, 70th Anniversary of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science).
2003
Ohishi, K., Zenitani, R., Bando, T., Goto, Y., Uchida, K., Maruyama, T., Yamamoto, S., Miyazaki, N. and Fujise, Y. 2003. Pathological and serological evidence of Brucella-infection in baleen whales (Mysticeti) in the western North Pacific. Comparative Immunology Microbiology & Infectious Diseases 26: 125-136.
Hayashi, K., Nishida, S., Yoshida, H., Goto, M., Pastene, L.A. and Koike, H. 2003. Sequence variation of the DQB allele in the cetacean MHC. Mammal Study 28: 89-96. Abstract and PDF, J-STAGE Link
Nishida, S., Pastene, L.A., Goto, M. and Kanda, N. 2003. SRY gene structure and phylogeny in the cetacean species. Mammal Study 28: 57-66. Abstract and PDF, J-STAGE Link
Nishida, S., Hayashi, K., Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Kanda, N. and Koike, H. 2003. Polymorphic analysis of cetacean MHC - A case study on the minke whales -. Mammalian Science 3: 75-78. (in Japanese).
2004
Zharikov, K., Fujise, Y., Tamura, T., Kiwada, H., Bando, T., Konishi, K. and Isoda, T. 2004. Distribution and feeding of large cetaceans based on the data of JARPN II - 2003 May, 17-July, 9. Marine Mammals of the Holarctic 2004: 207-210. PDF file, Marine Mammals of the Holarctic, 2004 Link
Kim, E.Y., Iwata, H., Fujise, Y. and Tanabe, S. 2004. Searching for novel CYP members using cDNA library from a minke whale liver. Mar. Environ. Res. 58: 495-498.
Ohishi. K., Takishita, K., Kawato, M., Zenitani, R., Bando, T., Fujise, Y., Goto, Y., Yamamoto, S. and Maruyama, T. 2004. Molecular evidence of new variant Brucella in North Pacific common minke whales. Microbes and Infection 6: 1199-1204.
Ohishi, K., Takishita, K., Kawato, M., Maruyama, T., Zenitani, R., Bando, T., Fujise, Y., Goto, Y. and Yamamoto, S. 2004. Molecular Characterization of Brucella from North Pacific common minke whale. Oceans'04: 499-504. (Proceedings of International Conference "Oceans'04 MTS/IEE Techno-Oceans'04").
2005
Niimi, S., Watanabe, M.X., Kim, E.Y., Iwata, H., Yasunaga, G., Fujise, Y. and Tanabe, S. 2005. Molecular cloning and mRNA expression of cytochrome P4501A1 and 1A2 in the liver of common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Marine Pollution Bulletin 51(2005): 784-793.
Ohishi, K., Takishita, K., Kawato, M., Zenitani, R., Bamdo, T., Fujise, Y., Goto, Y., Yamamoto, S. and Maruyama, T. 2005. Chimeric structure of omp2 of Brucella from North Pacific common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Microbiol. Immunol. 49(8): 789-793.
Kanda, N., Goto, M. and Pastene, L. A. 2005. Genetic Characteristics of Western North Pacific Sei Whales, Balaenoptera borealis, as Revealed by Microsatellites. Marine Biotechnology 8: 86-93.Abstract and PDF, Marine Biotechnology Link
Birukawa, N., Ando, H., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A., Nakatsuji, H., Hata, H. and Urano, A. 2005. Plasma and Urine Levels of Electrolytes, Urea and Steroid Hormones Involved in Osmoregulation of Cetaceans. Zoological Science 22: 1245?1257. Abstract and PDF, J-STAGE Link
Nikaido, M., Sasaki, T., Makino, H., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A. and Okada, N. 2005. Phylogenetic reconstruction of baleen whales and detection of their past extensive radiation event by the SINE insertion analysis. Fossils 77: 22-28 (in Japanese). Abstract and PDF, CiNii Link
Sasaki, T., Nikaido, M., Hamilton, H., Goto, M., Kato, H., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A., Cao, Y., Fordyce, R.E., Hasegawa, M. and Okada, N. 2005. Mitochondrial Phylogenetics and Evolution of Mysticete Whales. Systematic Biology 54(1): 77-90.
2006
Mitani, Y., Bando., T., Takai., N. and Sakamoto, W. 2006. Patterns of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in the balees of common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata from the western North Pacific. Fisheries Science 72(1): 69-76.
Ohishi, K., Maruyama, T., Ninomiya, A., Kida, H., Zenitani, R., Bando, T., Fujise, Y., Nakamatsu, K., Miyazaki, N. and Boltunov, A. N. 2006. Serologic investigation of influenza a virus infection in cetaceans from the western North Pacific and the Southern Oceans. Marine Mammal Science 22(1): 214-221.
Iwanami, K., Mita, H., Yamamoto, Y., Fujise, Y., Yamada, T. and Suzuki, T. 2006. cDNA-derived amino acid sequences of myoglobins from nine species of whales and dolphins. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol. 45:249-56.
Nikaido, M., Hamilton, H., Makino, H., Sasaki, T., Takahashi, K., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A. and Okada, N. 2006. Baleen whale phylogeny and a past extensive radiation event revealed by SINE insertion analysis. Molecular Biology and Evolution 23(5): 866-873. Abstract and PDF, Molecular Biology and Evolution Link
2007
Konishi, K. and Tamura, T. 2007. Occurrence of the minimal armhook squids Berryteuthis anonychus (Cephalopoda: Gonatidae) in the stomachs of common minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata in the western North Pacific. Fisheries Science 73: 1208-1210.
Murase, H., Tamura, T., Kiwada, H., Fujise, Y., Watanabe, H., Ohizumi, H., Yonezaki, S., Okamura, H. and Kawahara, S. 2007. Prey selection of common minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and Bryde's (Balaenoptera edeni) whales in the western North Pacific in 2000 and 2001. Fish. Oceanogr. 16(2): 186-201.
Kanda, N., Goto, M., Kato, H., McPhee, M.V. and Pastene, L.A. 2007. Population genetic structure of Bryde's whales (Balaenoptera brydei) at the inter-oceanic and trans-equatorial levels. Conservation Genetics 8(4): 853-864.
Fukui, Y., Iwayama, H., Matsuoka, T., Nagai, H., Koma, N., Mogoe, T., Ishikawa, H., Fujise, Y., Hirabayashi, M., Hochi, S., Kato, H. and Ohsumi, S. 2007. Attempt at Intracytoplasmic sperm injection of in vitro matured oocytes in common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) captured during the Kushiro coast survey. Journal of Reproduction and Development. 53(4): 945-952. Abstract and PDF, J-STAGE Link
Niimi, S., Kim, E.Y., Iwata, H., Watanabe, M.X., Yasunaga, G., Fujise, Y. and Tanabe, S. 2007. Identification and hepatic expression profiles of cytochrome P450 1-4 isozymes in common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 147 (2007): 667-681.
Nishida, S., Goto, M., Pastene, L.A., Kanda, N. and Koike, H. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships among cetaceans revealed by Y-chromosome sequencesZoological Science 24(7): 723-732.
Onbe, K. Nishida, S., Sone, E., Kanda, N., Goto, M., Pastene, L.A., Tanabe, S. and Koike, H. 2007. Sequence Variation in the Tbx4 Gene in Marine MammalsZoological Science 24(5): 449-464.
Pastene, L.A., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Zerbini, A.N., Kerem, D., Watanabe, K., Bessho, Y., Hasegawa, M., Nielsen, R., Larsen, F. and Palsbøll, P.J. 2007. Radiation and speciation of pelagic organisms during periods of global warming: the case of the common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata. Molecular Ecology 16: 1481-1495.
Urashima, T., Kobayashi, M., Asakuma, S., Uemura, Y., Arai, I., Fukuda, K., Saito, T., Mogoe, T., Ishikawa, H., Fukui, Y. 2007. Chemical characterization of the oligosaccharides in Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) and Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) milk. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 146: 153-159.
Watanabe, H., Tateno, H., Kusakabe, H., Kamiguchi, Y., Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S. and Fukui, Y. 2007. Fertilizability and Chromosomal Integrity of Frozen-thawed Bryde's Whale (Balaenoptera edeni) Spermatozoa Intracytoplasmically Injected into Mouse Oocytes. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 19 (1): 306. (Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Embryo Transfer Society).
Watanabe, H., Tateno, H., Kusakabe, H., Matsuoka, T., Kamiguchi, Y., Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S. and Fukui, Y. 2007. Fertilizability and chromosomal integrity of frozen-thawed Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) spermatozoa intracytoplasmically injected into mouse oocytes. Zygote 15: 9-14.
2008
Bhuiyan, M.M.U., Suzuki, Y., Watanabe, H., Hirayama, H., Matsuoka, K., Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S. and Fukui, Y. 2008. Attempts at in vitro fertilization and culture of in vitro matured oocytes in sei (Balaenoptera borealis) and Bryde's (B. edeni) whales. Zygote17: 19-28.
Birukawa, N., Ando, H., Goto, M., Kanda, N., Pastene, L.A. and Urano, A. 2008. Molecular cloning of urea transporters from the kidneys of baleen and toothed whales. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 149 (2008): 227-235.
Ishikawa, H. and Shigemune, H. 2008. Comparative Experiment of Whaling Grenades in the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit (JARPA and JARPN). Jpn. J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 13(1): 21-28.
Ohishi, K., Fujise, Y. and Maruyama, T. 2008. Brucella spp. in the western North Pacific and Antarctic cetaceans: a review. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 10(1):67-72.
2009
Hiwasa, M., Suzuki, Y., Watanabe, H., Bhuiyan, M.M.U., Matsuoka, K., Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S., and Fukui, Y. 2009. Effects of Semen Extenders and Storage Temperatures on Characteristics of Frozen-Thawed Bryde's (Balaenoptera edeni) Whale Spermatozoa. J. Reprod. Dev. 55. 599-606. Abstract and PDF, J-STAGE Link
Konishi, K., Tamura T., Isoda, T. Okamoto, R., Hakamada, T., Kiwada, H. and Matsuoka, K. 2009. Feeding strategies and prey consumption of three baleen whale species within the Kushiro-Current Extension. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science 42: 27-40. HTML and PDF, Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science Link
Lee, E., Bhuiyan, M.M.U., Watanabe, H., Matsuoka, K., Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H. and Fukui. Y. 2009. Production of cloned sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) embryos by interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer using enucleated pig oocytes. J. Vet. Sci.10(4): 285-292. Anstract and PDF, Journal of Veterinary Science Link
Matsukura, R., Yasuma, H., Murase, H., Yonezaki, S., Funamoto, T., Honda, S. and Miyashita, K. 2009. Measurements of density contrast and sound-speed contrast for target strength estimation of Neocalanus copepods (Neocalanus cristatus) in the North Pacific Ocean. Fish. Sci. 75: 1377-1387. Anstract and PDF, HUSCAP Link
Murase, H., Ichihara, M., Yasuma, H., Watanabe, H., Yonezaki, S., Nagashima, H., Kawahara, S. and Miyashita, T. 2009. Acoustic characterization of biological backscatterings in the Kuroshio-Oyashio inter-frontal zone and subarctic waters of the western North Pacific in spring. Fisheries Oceanography. 18(6): 386-401.
Murase, H., Nagashima, H., Yonezaki, S., Matsukura, R. And Kitakado, T. 2009. Application of a generalized additive model (GAM) to reveal relationships between environmental factors and distributions of pelagic fish and krill: a case study in Sendai Bay, Japan. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 66(6): 1417-1424.
Tsuki, K., Sato, A., Kaneko, H., Yasunaga, G., Fujise, Y. and Nomata, H. 2009. Comparison of physiologically significant imidazole dipeptides in cetaceans sampled in Japanese Whale research (short paper). Sci. Rep. Hokkaido Fish. Exp. Stn. 74:25-28.
2010
Bhuiyan, M.M.U., Suzuki, Y., Watanabe, H., Lee, E., Hirayama, H., Matsuoka, K., Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S. and Fukui, Y. 2010. Production of Sei Whale (Balaenoptera borealis) Cloned Embryos by Inter- and Intra-Species Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer. J. Reprod. Dev. 56: 131-139. Abstract and PDF, J-STAGE Link
Nambu, H., Ishikawa, H. and Yamada, T. 2010. Records of the western gray whale Eschrichtius robustus: its distribution and migration. Japan Cetology (20): 21-29 (in Japanese).
Pastene, L.A., Fujise, Y. and Hatanaka, H. 2010. JARPNII: a challenging multidiscipline research program focused on whales in the western North Pacific. Ottar 280:23-28 (Tromso Museum) (in Norwegian).
Shishido, R., Ohishi, K., Suzuki, R., Takishita, K., Ohtsu, D., Okutsu, K., Tokutake, K., Katsumata, E., Bando, T., Fujise, Y., Murayama, T. and Maruyama, T. 2010. Cetacean Toll-like receptor 4 and myeloid differentiation factor 2, and possible cetacean-specific responses against Gram-negative bacteria. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 33(6): 89-98.
Suzuki, Y., Umatani, M., Bhuiyan, M.M.U., Watanabe, H., Mogoe, T., Matsuoka, K., Fujise, Y., Ishikawa, H., Ohsumi, S., Sasaki, M. and Fukui, Y. 2010. Effects of equilibration steps, type of sugars and addition of whale follicular fluid on viability and in vitro maturation of vitrified whale oocytes. Japanese Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 15(2):65-72. Abstract and PDF, J-STAGE Link
Tojo, N., Matsukura, R., Yasuma, H., Yonezaki, S., Watanabe, H., Kawahara, S., Murase, H., and Miyashita, K. 2010. Spatial analysis of isada krill (Euphausia pacifica) distribution in frontal environments in the North Pacific Ocean. GIS/spatial analyses in fisheries and aquatic science.4. International Fishery GIS Society: 115-138.
2011
Hakamada, T. and Matsuoka, K. 2011. Abundance estimate for common minke, Bryde’s and sei whales in the offshore region of the western North Pacific. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 173-174 (in Japanese).
Kanda, N., Goto, M. and Pastene, L. A. 2011. Genetic stock structure of baleen whales. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 191 (in Japanese).
Kato, H. and Fujise, Y. 2011. General discussion: Symposium on "Marine ecosystem of the western North Pacific with special interest in cetaceans". Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 194-195 (in Japanese).
Kishiro, T., Yoshida, H., Tamura, T., Konishi, K., Kanda, N., Okamoto, R. and Kato, H. 2011. Relationship between maturity and feeding ecology of common minke whales off Kushiro in autumn. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 175-176 (in Japanese).
Maehara, T., Aoki, I., Yonezaki, S., Watanabe, H., Murase, H. and Yamaguchi, A. 2011. Feeding ecology of the Japanese anchovy in the offshore area east of Honshu, Japan in summer. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3):187 (in Japanese).
Matsuoka, K., Kiwada, H., Fujise, Y. and Miyashita, T. 2011. Distribution of baleen whales in the western North Pacific based on the JARPN and JARPN II sighting surveys (1994 to 2007). Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 178-179 (in Japanese).
Miyashita, K., Matsukura, R., Tojo, N., Minami, K., Yasuma, H., Nagashima, H., Onodera, K., Watanabe, H., Yonezaki, S. and Murase, H. 2011. Monitoring of prey of cetaceans by using quantitative echosounders. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 183-184 (in Japanese).
Mori, M., Watanabe, H., Hakamada, T., Tamura, T., Konishi, K., Murase, H. and Matsuoka, K. 2011. Development of an ecosystem model of western North Pacific using Ecopath with Ecosim. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 189 (in Japanese).
Murase, H., Kawabata, A., Kubota, H., Nakagami, M., Amakasu, K., Abe, K., Miyashita, K. and Oozeki, Y. 2011. Effect of depth-dependent target strength on biomass estimation of Japanese anchovy. Mar. Sci. Technol. 19: 267-272. Abstract and PDF, Journal of Marine Science and Technology
Murase, H., Tamura, T., Isoda, T., Okamoto, R., Kato, H., Yonezaki, S., Watanabe, H., Tojo, N. Matsukura, R., Miyashita, K., Kiwada, H., Matsuoka, K., Nishiwaki, S., Inagake, D., Okazaki, M., Okamura, H. and Fujise, Y. 2011. Prey selection of common minke, Bryde's and sei whales in the offshore region of the western North Pacific. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 180-181 (in Japanese).
Nishiwaki, S., Otani, S. and Tamura, T. 2011. The satellite tracking of the western North Pacific. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 193-194 (in Japanese).
Onodera, K., Nagashima, H., Matsukura, R., Miyashita, K., Yonezaki, S. and Murase, H. 2011. Cetacean prey species and oceanographic surveys in Sendai Bay. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 184-185 (in Japanese).
Pastene, L.A., Hatanaka, H., Fujise, Y., Kanda, N., Murase, H., Tamura, T., Miyashita, T. and Kato, H. 2011. Whale research program under special permit in the western North Pacific - Phase II (JARPN II): origin and objectives. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 172-173 (in Japanese).
Pastene, L.A., Hatanaka, H., Fujise, Y., Kanda, N., Murase, H., Tamura, T., Yasunaga, G., Kishiro, T., Yoshida, H., Miyashita, T. and Kato, H. 2011. The Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the western North Pacific Phase-II (JARPN II): origin, objectives and research progress made in the first six years period (2002-2007), including scientific considerations for the next research period. Aquabiology 33 (2): 171-185 (in Japanese).
Sasaki, Y., Saito, S., Matsuoka, K., Murase, H. and Kiwada., H. 2011. Spatial distribution patterns of sei and Bryde's whales. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 179-180 (in Japanese).
Tamura, T., Konishi, K., Isoda, T., Hakamada, T., Kiwada, H., Okamoto, R. and Matsuoka, K. 2011. The food habitat, relation of habitat factor and prey consumption of three baleen whale species in the offshore region of the western North Pacific. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 174-175 (in Japanese).
Watanabe, H., Kiwada, H., Kumagai, S., Yonezaki, S., Kishiro, T., Konishi., K. and Yoshida, H. 2011. Habitat and prey selection of common minke whale off Kushiro in autumn -Estimation of distribution and migration of common minke whale using environmental information- Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 182-183 (in Japanese).
Yamaguchi, A., Hanamiya, Y., Murase, H. and Watanabe, H. 2011. Vertical flux of materials by diel vertical migration of macrozooplankton. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3):185-186 (in Japanese).
Yasunaga, G. and Fujise, Y. 2011. Monitoring of pollutants in the baleen whales and their prey species in the western North Pacific. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 190 (in Japanese).
Yoshida, H., Kishiro, T., Goto, M., Bando, T., Tamura, T., Konishi, K., Okamoto, R. and Kato, H. 2011. Feeding ecology of common minke whales in coastal waters off Sanriku in spring. Bull. Jpn. Soc. Fish.Oceanogr. 75(3): 177-178 (in Japanese).